Anatomical extent of lymph node dissection: Impact on men with clinically localized prostate cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1840-1844

  Allaf, Mohamad E ^a,b   Palapattu, Ganesh S ^a   Trock, Bruce J ^a   Carter, H Ballentine ^a   Walsh, Patrick C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymph node excision; Prognosis; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 5444239738     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000140912.45821.1d     Document Type: Article

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